On this day, July 28, in 1868
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In the spirit of post-Civil War reconstruction, the 14th Amendment was ratified, officially adding the citizenship clause and the due process clause to the United States Constitution. This famous Amendment states anyone born on U.S. soil would automatically become a citizen, otherwise known as "birthright citizenship". Birthright citizenship included former slaves, but continued to exclude indigenous peoples. The second part of the 14th Amendment, the Due Process Clause, forbid any state to deny a person of their 'life, liberty, or property without due process of law'. You may also know it as the law that helps you enforce your own rights against your government when it violates you.
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